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The Boleyn Inheritance

Author: Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Harper
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

64 reviews
Sales Rank: 132

Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.4

ISBN: 0007190336
EAN: 9780007190331
ASIN: 0007190336

Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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5 out of 5 stars

A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging read July 17, 2008
This is the first Philippa Gregory I read and I loved it. I enjoyed reading the story from the viewpoints of the three main characters, all three of them equally well drawn. Katherine Howard was the most engaging to me, throughout her tale she filled me with disbelief, disgust, amusement, scorn and finally, sympathy. The character of Anne of Cleves contrasted sharply with hers but her story was as interesting.

A book I thoroughly enjoyed and I flew through the pages as I was reading at every opportunity I got.

4 out of 5 stars

Not as good as prequel but still very good July 17, 2008
I loved The Other Boleyn Girl so much, I was worried Inheritance would be a let down but it's not. It's not as engaging or meaty as the first one but it is told in a different fashion - 3 or 4 different women who tell the story from different viewpoints and I liked that change. I enjoyed it and again her story telling and character development is great.

4 out of 5 stars

superb! July 5, 2008
I'm a recent newcomer to the work of Phillipa Gregory, having read The Other Boleyn Girl following it on with this. I haven't been disappointed with either book. This one was my favourite though - not least because it was written with 3 different narrative heads and it really made me reassess my opinions of the middle two of Henry's wives. Obviously, as wtith any work of historical fiction there will be a certain amount of artistic license used, but you can't help feeling in many ways Gregory is spot on with her characterisations of Katherine Howard and Anne of Cleves. I actually found myself really feeling for both of them and their situations, Anne of Cleves was always my favourite of the 6 wives anyway and this just made me like her more. Katherine Howard is portrayed as a vain young thing at first, but in many ways by the middle of the novel you feel some empathy for her as she is unable to be with the man she really wants to be with and has to go to bed with the King of England who Gregory refers to as 'rotting from the leg up'. Old, infirm, smelling foul and behaving even fouler. It's a tantalising glimpse into a time gone by when life was brutal and hard, and you could lose your life for merely thinking the wrong thing. A superb book, highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars

Intense Drama June 23, 2008
In The Boleyn Inheritance Philippa Gregory once again returns to a period in history that she writes about so knowledgably. The court of Henry VIII, this time covering the period 1539 to 1542 with a postscript ending in 1547.
The story is narrated by the three protagonists Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Rochford concentrating on the lives of these young women trying to survive life at court during a time of political and religious uncertainty.
It is an intense time as these women though powerful live in fear of Henry and his favourite way of solving his problems `the gallows'
Written from the three different perspectives of these three very different women I found that I was once again enjoying historical facts interwoven with fiction in the style that Philippa Gregory does so well.
Even if you have not read the previous novels in the series this one still stands well alone. So whether you are new to her novels or a firm fan this intense drama should bring the historical period to life.

5 out of 5 stars

brilliant June 13, 2008
I have to say that I know own all 4 of the talking books, constant princess, the other boleyn girl, the virgin lover and now the boleyn inheritance. I enjoyed 3 out of four, the boleyn inheritance being the best with emilia Fox. Not only is she a brilliant actress but a very good reader. I will say that I was dissapointed with the virgin lover as a man read the book and made Elizabeth someone she was not. In all the books I have read, she is a strong woman but he made out she was not. Well done Philippa Gregory for another well written book.